Ossuary with an Aramaic/Hebrew inscription for Helena from Jerusalem (JLM0186)
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Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic/Hebrew inscription for Helena from Jerusalem (JLM0186)
Description
Limestone ossuary with rosettes and an inscription for Helena from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 303
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0186
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 33cm
W 67cm
D 25cm
W 67cm
D 25cm
Decoration
Two 14-petaled rosettes within zizgzag medallions and a frame on the facade. Flat lid. Inscription incised on one short side.
Language
Diplomatic
הלנא
Edition
hln'
Translation
Helena
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 3, chamber B, ossuary 26)
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1993-1700
Name 1
Selected Bibliography
CIIP1=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume I: Jerusalem: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.326, no.303.
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic/Hebrew inscription for Helena from Jerusalem (JLM0186),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed May 2, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/419.